The Egmont Group participated in the International Financial Crime Tech Forum (IFCTF) 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, with Executive Secretary Jérôme Beaumont speaking on a panel on the global financial crime outlook and technology shaping compliance. The discussion focused on emerging financial crime risks and typologies, the growing impact of technology on detection and response, and the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in strengthening compliance frameworks. Beaumont highlighted that Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) are increasingly confronting technology-driven threats, including those linked to virtual assets and artificial intelligence, and argued that these developments complicate traditional approaches to identifying and responding to financial crime. He also pointed to PPPs as a mechanism for improving intelligence sharing and speeding up responses, and stressed the need for adequate financial, IT and human resources for FIUs. Alongside the panel session with former Financial Action Task Force President T. Raja Kumar and the Head of FIU Malaysia Zarifa Izan, and moderated by Mohd Fuad Arshad of Bank Negara Malaysia, Beaumont held bilateral meetings with Malaysian stakeholders across the AML/CTF/CPF chain to discuss domestic cooperation and capacity building.

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